4K AMD high end build advice

[KoiFish]

Hey all, just wanted to see if this build has any glaring problems before production starts.

This will be an air cooled and wireless build with no overclocking. I will not be using Virtual reality. I will be using Ray-tracing in any game that it doesn't murder the framerate in (sub 60) and I dont have any size constraints.

Any advice is welcome and I'm happy to join this community!

Budget: £3k+ (Ideas for better parts welcome)

Usage: 4K Ultra Gaming + streaming movies/TV only

Monitor: M32UC (10 bit 144hz 4k Freesync VA)

Current PC draft:

Case
FRACTAL DESIGN TORRENT RGB MID TOWER CASE

CPU (Processor)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core CPU (4.2GHz-5.0GHz/104MB w/3D V-CACHE/AM5)

Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING X670E-PLUS WIFI (AM5, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)

Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair DOMINATOR TITANIUM DDR5 6400MHz (2 x 16GB) KIT

Graphics Card
24GB ASUS TUF GAMING RADEON™ RX 7900 XTX OC - HDMI, DP - DX® 12

Graphics Card Support Bracket
NONE (BRACKET INCLUDED AS STANDARD ON 4070 Ti / RX 7700 XT AND ABOVE)

1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB CRUCIAL T705 GEN 5 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 14,500MB/sR, 12,700MB/sW)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED

Power Supply
CORSAIR 1200W RMx SHIFT SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS GOLD, ULTRA QUIET

Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead, 1.0mm Core)

Processor Cooling
DeepCool AK620 ZERO DARK High-Performance Dual Tower CPU Cooler

Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND

Extra Case Fans
1 x Corsair LL120 RGB LED Fan

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Card
ONBOARD 2.5Gbe LAN PORT

Wireless Network Card
NOT REQUIRED

USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence

Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language

Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED

Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Browser
Google Chrome™

Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
FAST TRACK 3 WORKING DAY DISPATCH

 

[steaky360]

Hey, looks like a beast of a rig to me, I'll leave others to comment on components as I'm a little out of the loop at the moment. The obvious stuff I'd normally talk about (warranty, no Norton, etc.) is covered

 

[KoiFish]

Hey, looks like a beast of a rig to me, I'll leave others to comment on components as I'm a little out of the loop at the moment. The obvious stuff I'd normally talk about (warranty, no Norton, etc.) is covered

Yeah hopefully the components are all good but thanks for affirming what you can. Good to know I've gotten that right atleast.

 

[TonyCarter]

With the air-cooling requirement (very good case for that) and limited ray tracing (Nvidia is slightly better in RT, but slightly worse in non-RT, so it's a toss-up), the only item I'd pick up on is the single SSD.

We'd normally recommend a smaller (512gb to 1TB), very fast boot/apps/game launcher drive, and a larger (2-4TB) slightly slower SSD for game installs (Solidigm P41 Plus or Corsair Core XT MP600).

The PSU is adequate for this level of build, but if the budget is there I'd suggest going for a newer ATX3.1/PCIe5 PSU like the 1200W RMx Shift (shift means the cables come out the side instead of the back). The reason for this is the newer spec mandates better protections from the instantaneous/transient power spikes current GPUs are delivering (in some cases up to 3x their TDP). If the budget doesn't allow then we'd suggest a 1000W for a 4K GPU...but you're budget might stretch the extra £40 to do so.

 

[KoiFish]

With the air-cooling requirement (very good case for that) and limited ray tracing (Nvidia is slightly better in RT, but slightly worse in non-RT, so it's a toss-up), the only item I'd pick up on is the single SSD.

We'd normally recommend a smaller (512gb to 1TB), very fast boot/apps/game launcher drive, and a larger (2-4TB) slightly slower SSD for game installs (Solidigm P41 Plus or Corsair Core XT MP600).

The PSU is adequate for this level of build, but if the budget is there I'd suggest going for a newer ATX3.1/PCIe5 PSU like the 1200W RMx Shift (shift means the cables come out the side instead of the back). The reason for this is the newer spec mandates better protections from the instantaneous/transient power spikes current GPUs are delivering (in some cases up to 3x their TDP). If the budget doesn't allow then we'd suggest a 1000W for a 4K GPU...but you're budget might stretch the extra £40 to do so.

Thanks for the great advice, I've upgraded to the 1200W to protect from what you've mentioned.

On the case of the SSD, what is the reason I should get two, would it be due to overheating from constant use (I understand 5.0 can get quite hot) or is it just so one can act as storage while the other is for more active use.

If it's the latter I wouldn't mind just having one as I don't plan on having much in storage anyway.

 

[TonyCarter]

Thanks for the great advice, I've upgraded to the 1200W to protect from what you've mentioned.

On the case of the SSD, what is the reason I should get two, would it be due to overheating from constant use (I understand 5.0 can get quite hot) or is it just so one can act as storage while the other is for more active use.

If it's the latter I wouldn't mind just having one as I don't plan on having much in storage anyway.

The 2 (or more) SSD approach is for multiple reasons. This sticky post explains it in detail...

Why more than one storage drive?

I've been meaning to put something like this together for a while. In recent weeks I've found myself writing this more and more so thought I would just post my thoughts in a thread that I could link to. So the reason for this thread is to try and give insight as to the reasoning behind having...

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But basically it's to 1) ensure your games/data are not wiped out by a dodgy Windows update or boot SSD failure; and 2) so that each processes (i.e. the system and the game) access requests can get to their own resources individually, instead of having to share access requests between each.

It's much quicker to install Windows from scratch, install your apps & game launchers and point them to your game install folder than it is to install Windows and then download each & every game again.

That Crucial PCIe 5.0 SSD is blisteringly fast, but I'm not sure the premium is worth it for a gaming PC. A PCIe 4.0 Solidigm P44 Pro is half as quick, but half the cost.

You could argue that the PCIe5 drive being twice as fast would mitigate the resource access bottleneck, but then you're still doubling its workload and relying on a single point of failure.

 

[KoiFish]

The 2 (or more) SSD approach is for multiple reasons. This sticky post explains it in detail...

Why more than one storage drive?

I've been meaning to put something like this together for a while. In recent weeks I've found myself writing this more and more so thought I would just post my thoughts in a thread that I could link to. So the reason for this thread is to try and give insight as to the reasoning behind having...

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

But basically it's to 1) ensure your games/data are not wiped out by a dodgy Windows update or boot SSD failure; and 2) so that each processes (i.e. the system and the game) access requests can get to their own resources individually, instead of having to share access requests between each.

It's much quicker to install Windows from scratch, install your apps & game launchers and point them to your game install folder than it is to install Windows and then download each & every game again.

That Crucial PCIe 5.0 SSD is blisteringly fast, but I'm not sure the premium is worth it for a gaming PC. A PCIe 4.0 Solidigm P44 Pro is half as quick, but half the cost.

You could argue that the PCIe5 drive being twice as fast would mitigate the resource access bottleneck, but then you're still doubling its workload and relying on a single point of failure.

So as a failsafe and to lesser the workload, I understand.

Thanks again for the advice.